{"id":2843,"date":"2016-08-18T19:44:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T19:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2016\/08\/18\/jared-leto-joins-blade-runner-sequel\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T19:44:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T19:44:23","slug":"jared-leto-joins-blade-runner-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2016\/08\/18\/jared-leto-joins-blade-runner-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Leto Joins \u2018Blade Runner\u2019 Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin Kroll \/ Variety<\/em><\/p>\n

Jared Leto has rounded out cast of Alcon\u2019s \u201cBlade Runner\u201d sequel.<\/p>\n

The pic stars Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling. Details of Leto\u2019s character are being kept under wraps.<\/p>\n

Robin Wright and Mackenzie Davis also star in the film directed by \u201cSicario\u201d helmer\u00a0Denis Villeneuve. Villeneuve will reunite with cinematographer Roger Deakins on the project.<\/p>\n

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Full plot details of the sequel, written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, have not yet been revealed, other than the fact that it\u2019s set several decades after the original. The 1982 \u201cBlade Runner\u201d was written by Fancher and David Peoples,\u00a0based on Philip K. Dick\u2019s novel \u201cDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.\u201d<\/p>\n

The movie hits theaters on Oct. 6, 2017. Warner Bros. will distribute the film domestically, while Sony distributes internationally.<\/p>\n

Alcon Entertainment acquired the film, television and ancillary franchise rights to \u201cBlade Runner\u201d\u00a0in 2011 from the late producer Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin to produce prequels and sequels to the iconic sci-fi thriller. Cynthia Sikes Yorkin will produce along with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Bud Yorkin will receive a producer credit.<\/p>\n

Ridley Scott, who directed the original, will executive produce. Thunderbird Films CEOs\u00a0Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble will also executive produce along with Bill Carraro.<\/p>\n

Leto, who is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment, was most recently seen as the Joker in Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cSuicide Squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Justin Kroll \/ Variety Jared Leto has rounded out cast of Alcon\u2019s \u201cBlade Runner\u201d sequel. The pic stars Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling. Details of Leto\u2019s character are being kept under wraps. Robin Wright and Mackenzie Davis also star in the film directed by \u201cSicario\u201d helmer\u00a0Denis Villeneuve. 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